"Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist."

~ Rene Magritte

Introduction

Listed below are multiple links to interactive websites, images, visual art history and more.

Links

Artcyclopedia

encyclopedia site with options to search by artists by name, artworks by title, art museums, art movements, and more
K-8 grade age-appropriate

Arts Edge

teacher resources aligned with National Standards for Art Education
easy search feature to search by grade level
keyword search feature to check ODE Visual Art Standards

Albright Knox Art Games

Albright-Knox Art Gallery education department
Excellent interactive art games which encourage students to find objects in famous images, create their own artwork, build compositions, and more
K-6 grade age-appropriate

A Lifetime of Color - Elements

created by Sanford
good definitions of elements
4-8 grade age-appropriate

A Lifetime of Color - Principles

created by Sanford
good definition of principles
4-8 grade age-appropriate

Incredible Art Lessons

Excellent site with lessons ranging from kindergarten to undergraduate level
files for sharing
link to art games

The Artist's Toolkit

Minneapolis Institute of the Arts and Walker Art Gallery interactive site with demonstrations of art elements and principles, and activities for students
some elements and principles defined with visual representations
K-5 grade age-adaptable

The Getty

educational resources from the Getty Center including interactive games for students
K-8 grade age-adaptable

Harcourt Art Center

Art Everywhere link contains links to activities including; timeline activity, multimedia glossary, biographies, reading skills, resources for teachers and parents
Art Express link provides links to units and lessons from textbooks
K-5 grade age-appropriate

MOMA

The Museum of Modern Art interactive online gallery
K-2 grade age-appropriate

National Gallery of Art

Interactive site “The Art Zone” with activities to support content standards; can be easily adapted to use with SmartBoards,
K-8 grade age-appropriate/adaptable

One-Point Perspective

interactive site on one-point perspective
4-8 grade age-appropriate

Smithsonian Museum Search

Smithsonian site provides links to various museums, such as National Zoological Park (live cams on animals), and National Museum of African Art (“UrStyle” interactive game)

Toledo Museum of Art

Toledo Museum of Art links to collection, good visuals with descriptions of artwork and historical references
K-8 grade age-appropriate

Printable Documents

For printable list of websites, click below.

visualart_websites_may09.pdf